Iran signals broader attacks on regional energy infrastructure

Shafaq News- Tehran (Updated at 19:30)

Iran has begun implementing a plan that could extend its response to regional energy, water purification, and desalination infrastructure, including in Kuwait, if US strikes continue, an Iranian military source cited by Middle East Spectator claimed on Saturday.

Tehran had also shifted to high-precision medium-range ballistic missiles after earlier launches of less accurate projectiles weakened US defenses, according to the source.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation later confirmed that repeated Iranian attacks on key oil installations had injured workers and caused extensive damage.

Iranian outlets detailed missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for attacks on the Arifjan Ground Forces Support Center, radar, maintenance, and drone facilities at Ali Al Salem Air Base, as well as a US naval fuel support site at Al-Ahmadi Port. The IRGC also said its forces have hit Sheikh Isa Air Base and a US intelligence data center identified as Batelco in Bahrain.

Jordan’s military intercepted three drones after explosions were heard across the country. Iranian media alleged that US facilities at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Al-Azraq had been struck and set ablaze.

An Iranian military official separately threatened strikes on Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports and the ports of Fujairah and Jebel Ali if the United States attacks Iranian civilian infrastructure, urging the immediate evacuation of the four sites, according to Fars News Agency. Iranian media also reported multiple US strikes around Sirik, along with attacks near Yazd and Ahvaz.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) had previously reported operations targeting Iranian surveillance sites, military logistics networks, underground weapons depots, and maritime capabilities.

Overnight bombardment damaged telecommunications infrastructure in Hormozgan, disabling 116 towers and disrupting fixed-line, mobile, and internet services across several northern areas, Iranian officials told local media. Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour also placed the toll from three weeks of US attacks at 50 dead and more than 500 wounded. The fatalities included five women, two children, and two teenagers, while 32 women and 18 children and adolescents were among those injured.

Kpler maritime tracking data showed that no oil tanker had left the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around 20% of global oil supplies, for a third consecutive day.

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